TAXI

As I was driving back home, I was tailgating a taxi which gave me the idea for this post..enjoy...

Is also known as taxicab or cab 

A type of vehicle hired with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group 

The passenger can determine the getting in and getting off destination, not alike other public transportation

Four types of taxi:

• hackney carriage    

also known as public hire, hailed or street taxis, available for hire and reward and for hailing on street
  

• private hire vehicles (PHVs)

also known as minicabs private hire, only available by pre-booking

• taxibuses     

operating on pre-set routes for hire and reward, multiple stops and multiple independent passengers

• limousines 

specialized vehicle licensed for operation by pre-booking.

History 

Taxicab originated from the word taximeter cabriolet

Where the meter word means measure and cabriolet is a type of horse-drawn carriage

Vehicle

• Automobiles

• Human-powered vehicles as the rickshaw

 

• Animal-powered vehicles as the Hansom cab

 

• Boats as water taxies or gondolas   

Taximeters existed in ancient Rome, where a mechanism that uses the cart's axle to release small balls 

At the end of the trip, the passenger paid based on the number of  balls released

Taximeters mounted outside the cab, above the driver's side front wheel then relocated inside the taxi

Electronic meters were introduced in 1980

Some taxicabs display a small illuminated sign indicating if they are vacant

The sign would be hidden at the start of a trip and moved to the visible position at the end

Horse-drawn for-hire hackney carriage services began in 17th century

In the 19th century, Hansom cabs largely replaced the older designs because of their improved speed and safety

Gasoline-powered taxicabs began operating in Paris in 1899, in London in 1903, and in New York in 1907

The New York taxicabs were imported from France by Harry N. Allen and were the first person to paint his taxicabs yellow learning as yellow is the colour most easily seen from a distance

In the late 1940s, when two-way radios first appeared in taxicabs enabled taxicabs and dispatch offices to communicate and serve customers more efficiently

In the 1980s, when computer assisted dispatching was first introduced

So when you embark a taxi next time...i assure you know more about taxi then the driver.... 

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